Deuteronomy 30:2-3 And when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, (Through Moses, the Lord speaks His warnings once again to His people to obey His commands. And even though He knows we as His people will fall away from Him, He still makes provision for our forgiveness and return to Him. He reminds us repeatedly that while severe consequences follow if we do not choose to obey the Lord, His message is clear that He also allows His children to return to Him and even welcomes us back to Himself. When the Lord calls us to obedience, however, He doesn't desire us to do that in a half-hearted way. He calls us into complete commitment to His ways, not because He is tyrannical and needs adulation, but only because He knows our dedication to Him is solely for our good and only greatly benefits us ) then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where He scattered you. (Because God's love is so unconditional, so extensive, so inclusive, even though He knows ahead of time that we will turn away from Him, yet, He still calls us His Own and chooses to forgive us when we turn back to Him, not only forgiving us, but also restoring us, bringing us out of and back from the captivity into which we so often walk. Despite the terrible consequences of turning our back on the Lord, where our lives are scattered and in bondage, He delivers us from the captivity to which we have become enslaved and compassionately gathers us back to Himself.)
